CONNEAUT, Ohio — University Hospitals recently announced it received a total of $50,000 in donations, which will go toward expanding cancer treatment services in Ashtabula County.
The contributions came from the Rotary Foundation of Conneaut and the UH Conneaut Hospital Thrift Shop. University Hospitals said the donations will help extend services to an underserved northeast Ohio community.
The donations will allow University Hospitals to make the following upgrades to its Conneaut campus:
- Create new infusion suites within the outpatient specialty care unit
- Build private exam rooms and an ADA accessible bathroom.
- Construct a physician’s office for private consultations with patients/families.
- Enhance aesthetics to ensure privacy and a healing environment that reflects the expert care, compassion and skill provided by the physicians, nurses and staff.
“In Ashtabula County, cancer is the second leading cause of death, and many patients who were previously diagnosed had to travel in order to receive appropriate treatment,” said Jason Glowczewski, chief operating officer of UH Conneaut Medical Center. “We took on this ambitious expansion to give our community members more advanced care when they need us the most.”
The Rotary Foundation of Conneaut garnered $25,000 in contributions after engaging the community.
“Having University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in our rural community means we can get the highest quality care nearby,” said Lori McLaughlin, a member of the Rotary Club who is also the cancer center’s fundraising co-chair. “Now patients and their caregivers won’t need to drive over an hour in unpredictable Northeast Ohio weather to get treatments.”
